Richmond railway station, Sydney

Richmond

Westbound view in January 2012
Location East Market Street, Richmond
Coordinates 33°35′57″S 150°45′11″E / 33.59912778°S 150.7531833°E / -33.59912778; 150.7531833Coordinates: 33°35′57″S 150°45′11″E / 33.59912778°S 150.7531833°E / -33.59912778; 150.7531833
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Richmond
Distance 60.68 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code RCD
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 1 December 1864
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
TerminusT1
Western Line
towards Central

Richmond railway station is the terminus station of the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Richmond. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.

History

Eastbound view in January 2012

Richmond station opened on 1 December 1864 when the line opened from Blacktown.[1][2]

On 8 December 1926, the line was extended to Kurrajong with the line leaving from Platform 1, then going across the corner of Richmond Park and along the side of March Street. This extension closed on 26 July 1952 after a landslide near Kurrajong during heavy rain. Having low levels of traffic its restoration could not be justified. Little evidence of it now remains.[2]

As part of the electrification of the line from Riverstone in 1991, the yard was remodeled with the current train storage sidings laid on the northern side of the station and removal of tracks from the southern side.[2][3]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 terminating services to & from Hornsby via Central & Chatswood [4]
2 terminating services to & from Hornsby via Central & Chatswood [4]

Busways operate seven routes to and from Richmond station:

Richmond station is served by one NightRide route:[13]

Trackplan

Track layout

References

  1. Richmond Station NSWrail.net
  2. 1 2 3 Richmond Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "Electric trains reach Richmond" Railway Digest September 1991 page 311
  4. 1 2 "T1: Western line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  5. "Route 668 timetable information". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  6. "Route 675A timetable information". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  7. "Route 675C timetable information". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  8. "Route 677 timetable information". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  9. "Route 678 timetable information". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  10. "Route 680 timetable information". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  11. "Route 682 timetable information to Kurrajong". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  12. "Route 682 timetable information to Berambing". Busways. 18 May 2014.
  13. NightRide bus services Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Transport Info NSW
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